§ 8912. Agricultural biosecurity communication center

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

1. 2008

   Agricultural Security Improvement Act of 2008

   Pub. L. 110–234 title XIV § 14112 · 122 Stat. 923

   Enacted · 7 U.S.C. § 8912

   Pub. L. 110–234, title XIV, § 14112, May 22, 2008, 122 Stat. 1455

   Source evidence

   Code source credit
   Pub. L. 110–234, title XIV, § 14112, May 22, 2008, 122 Stat. 1455

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   SEC. 14112. AGRICULTURAL BIOSECURITY COMMUNICATION CENTER. (a) Establishment.— The Secretary shall establish a communication center within the Department to— (1) collect and disseminate information and prepare for an agricultural disease emergency, agroterrorist act, or other threat to agricultural biosecurity; and (2) coordinate activities described in paragraph (1) among agencies and offices within the Department. (b) Relation to Existing DHS Communication Systems.— (1) Consistency and coordination.— The communication center established under subsection (a) shall, to the maximum extent practicable, share and coordinate the dissemination of timely information with the Department of Homeland Security and other communication systems of appropriate Federal departments and agencies. (2) Avoiding redundancies.— Paragraph (1) shall not be construed to impede, conflict with, or duplicate the communications activities performed by the Secretary of Homeland Security under any provision of law. (c) Authorization of Appropriations.— There is authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out this section for each of fiscal years 2008 through 2012.

2. 2014

   Agricultural Act of 2014

   Pub. L. 113–79 title VII § 7501 · 128 Stat. 649

   Amended · 7 U.S.C. § 8912(c)

   Pub. L. 113–79 amended subsec. (c) generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: “There is authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out this section for each of fiscal years 2008 through 2012.”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 113–79 amended subsec. (c) generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: “There is authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out this section for each of fiscal years 2008 through 2012.”

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   SEC. 7501. AGRICULTURAL BIOSECURITY COMMUNICATION CENTER.   Section 14112(c) of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 8912(c)) is amended to read as follows: “(c) Authorization of Appropriations.— There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section— “(1) such sums as are necessary for each of fiscal years 2008 through 2013; and “(2) $2,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018.” .

3. 2018

   Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018

   Pub. L. 115–334 title VII § 7401 · 132 Stat. 4490

   Substituted · 7 U.S.C. § 8912(c)(2)

   Pub. L. 115–334 substituted “2023” for “2018”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (c)(2). Pub. L. 115–334 substituted “2023” for “2018”.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   SEC. 7401. AGRICULTURAL BIOSECURITY COMMUNICATION CENTER.   Section 14112(c)(2) of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 8912(c)(2)) is amended by striking “2018” and inserting “2023”.

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